Rubbish Removal

Business At A Glance

Rubbish Removal

Startup Costs: $2,000 – $10,000Home Based: Can be operated from home.Part Time: Can be operated part-time.Online Operation? No

Business Overview

It isn’t pretty, but trash could put you on the road to riches. Rubbishremoval is charged by the hour, truckload, or by a quote beforeremoving the junk. If you can offer home and business owners fast andconvenient rubbish removal services at competitive prices,word-of-mouth advertising will generate more work than you can handle.

Be sure to build alliances with people who can refer your business totheir customers and clients; these referral brokers include real estateagents, residential and commercial cleaners, and home service companiessuch as carpet cleaners, contractors, and property managers. If you’relooking for a low-cost business start-up that requires little in theway of skills or experience, a rubbish removal service is one of thebetter choices. After expenses and dumping fees, you should have noproblem earning in the range of $25 to $40 per hour.

The Market

Anyone who needs large amounts of trash removed from their property including homeowners, construction sites and businesses.

Needed Equipment

A secondhand truck or trailer, shovels, rakes, and a few garbage cans are all you need to start a rubbish removal service.

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Zinc Strips And Moss Removal

Business At A Glance

Zinc Strips And Moss Removal

Startup Costs: Under $2,000Home Based: Can be operated from home.Part Time: Can be operated part-time.Online Operation? No

Business Overview

The biggest requirement to starting a zincstrip and moss removal service is that you must live in a wet and rainyarea of the country where moss accumulations on rooftops can causebuilding and structure problems. Providing this requirement is met, thebusiness is very easy to set in motion.

Simply put, this businessventure involves removing moss from rooftops and installing mosspreventative zinc strips and flashing. The fastest and most economicalway to market this service is to design a highly effectiveinformational flier explaining the benefits of moss removal andprevention, as well as your service. Distribute the fliers to homes andbusinesses in your community that have a visible moss problem.Providing you have included the right information in the marketingflier, it will not take long for the phone to start ringing and profitsto start coming in. Potential income range is $20 to $30 per hour, plusa markup on installed moss prevention zinc products, such as ridgestrips and flashings.

Handyperson

Business At A Glance

Startup Costs: $2,000 – $10,000Home Based: Can be operated from home.Part Time: Can be operated part-time.Online Operation? No

Business Overview

Cash in on the multibillion-dollar home repair industry by starting your own handyperson service. Handyperson services require little explanation about the business opportunity.

The main requirement for starting such a service is, of course, that you are handy with tools, have the required tools and equipment and have a good understanding and working knowledge of many trades’painting, carpentry, flooring, plumbing’basically, that you are a jack-of-all-trades. Currently, handyperson billing rates are in the range of $25 to $40 per hour, plus materials and a markup to cover the costs associated with handling and delivery. The service can be promoted and marketed to both residential and commercial clients through traditional advertising and marketing means such as the Yellow Pages, newspaper advertisements, fliers and door hangers, site and vehicle signage, door knocking and home-and-garden shows. Repeat business and word-of-mouth referrals will become your main source of new business once you are established, providing you offer clients good value and excellent service.

Gutter Cleaning

Business At A Glance

Gutter Cleaning

Startup Costs: Under $2,000Home Based: Can be operated from home.Part Time: Can be operated part-time.Online Operation? No

Business Overview

Armed with nothing more than a ladder, garden hose, and basic transportation that will take you from one job to the next, it is possible to earn $200 to $300 per day cleaning leaves and other debris from rain gutters.

You will also need to obtain liability insurance coverage as well as workers’ compensation coverage, especially if you employ people, but these are also great sales tools because they give customers the peace of mind in knowing that they’ll be protected in the event of an accident or damage to their homes; they also project a professional image for your business. Market your gutter-cleaning services by designing a flier outlining the details of your service, along with contact information. Hand-deliver the fliers to homes in residential neighborhoods, and be sure to advertise a special promotion on the flier, such as a 20 percent discount to help secure work quickly. In addition to single-family homes, you can also contact home owner associations and property managers and pitch the benefits of your service.